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Authorities find skull, bones 3 years after torso

BUFORD, Ga. — Authorities in Gwinnett County say a human skull and other bones found last week near Buford belong to a torso that police discovered in 2009 nearly five miles away.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/xPn1O3 ) that police are still unsure the identity of the remains. Investigators believe the bones belong to a man between 20 and 40 years old.

Authorities believe the man was a homicide victim. Police are unsure how the remains ended up miles apart.

Investigators are conducting DNA tests on the remains and creating a facial reconstruction from the skull.

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